Special needs team skates at Comerica Park

Lauren: REPORTING FROM GROSSE POINTE WOODS, LAUREN PODELL, LOCAL 4. Steve: THAT'S AWFUL! Ruth: IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO SKATE ON THE ICE AT THE NEWLY TRANSFORMED COMERICA PARK. Steve: WHAT A THRILL! TODAY, A HOCKEY TEAM MADE UP A SPECIAL NEEDS PLACE GOT THE CHANCE TO SKATE. Jamie: I SEE THAT EVERY PERSON THAT GETS ON THE ICE HERE AT COMERICA PARK, YOU SEE THE SMILE ON THEIR FACE, AND YOU COULD TELL IT'S A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. IT'S SOMETHING THEY DO ALL THE TIME, BUT SOMEHOW PUTTING ON THEIR PADS AND LACING UP THEIR SKATES FEELS A WHOLE LOT MORE EXCITING TODAY. HAVE YOU BEEN EXCITED ALL WEEK? YEAH, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO TIGERS GAMES. Jamie: YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM. THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, GETTING READY IN A BASEBALL CLUBHOUSE PLAYING A GAME ON THE ICE AT COMERICA PARK. YOU KNOW, IT'S COOL BECAUSE THE TIGERS PLAY HERE. AND SO DO THE RED WINGS. Jamie: THE ICE TIME A GIFT FROM ONE OF THEIR SPONSORS. AND THEY KNOW HOW LUCKY THEY ARE. AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR THESE KIDS. THEY'RE EXCITING AND THRILLED TO BE PLAYING ON A NHL ARENA AND TO TOP THAT OFF, TO PLAY IN COMERICA PARK. Jamie: IT'S MADE UP OF YOUNG AND OLD, GIRLS AND BOYS, GIVES THEM A SENSE OF TEAM WHILE BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM. THEY LIKE GETTING TOGETHER AND GOING TO THE DIFFERENT PLACES. IT GIVES THEM A MORALE BOOST. Jamie: YOU COULD SAY THAT AGAIN! SO SCORING A GOAL WOULD TAKE IT OVER THE TOP, RIGHT? ONE THING FOR SURE, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE THIS TEAM WILL NEVER FORGET. THIS IS REALLY FUN! Jamie: AND THOSE KIDS HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME TODAY AND MORE HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH TEAMS WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY A WEEK FROM TODAY, START THE GAMES OF THE GREAT LAKES INVITATIONAL. I'VE BEEN EYEING THIS HAT FOR A WHILE AND I JUST BOUGHT IT.

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